Daniel.P.Hughes Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2010
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I have an older American Pitbull Terrier who in the past has killed about 3 or 4 chickens. Some have jumped into our yard or escaped our own fence that were ours. We don't have them anymore but were getting some ducks and a couple geese (guard dogs for the ducks) and I want to know what to do about the dog. I have dog training experience but nothing that deals in this realm.
I guess there are two options:
1) allow ducks to forage during the day and then pen them at night and allow the dog to roam the property to protect them and us
2) ideally I want to know if it is possible or fairly likely to get him to tolerate and ignore them in our presence.
Is option 2 a viable option? If so what tools would you recommend (I have most including the dogtronics eCollar) and what method of execution should I use.
My default action is to go with option 1 as many use that setup; however I would prefer option 2. Or is there other options?
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Here's your choices:
1) You can make this a management issue and simply keep them apart with fences, etc.
or
B) You can train the dog to go into avoidance via e-collar training.
This would be the harder of the two choices as the dog has already been successful in past times with the killing of poultry.
Choice A has the highest chance to succeed and is what I'd recommend.
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007
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We had a lab terrier mix that killed chickens a couple times (at relatives houses) but then we moved to the country and got chickens of our own. We taught her not to even think about them through avoidance training, though she was a pretty soft dog. I think its possible but it it may actually be easier (depending on the dog) to just manage the situation instead.
We had another dog that would kill sheep and we used the same training on it. It never touched our sheep after we lay down the law
Daniel.P.Hughes Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2010
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Thanks for your replies. I agree the management thing would be easier as I am actually setup for that. Duck confinement for the evening and a large kennel (two standard kennels connected) for the dog.
Are there resources here or elsewhere for avoidance training with the eCollar?
I would like to look at that and than always have the easier fall back option which seems to be the easiest and most viable at this time. He is getting older and loosing some of his energy and drive so that may help some though I wouldn't count on that.
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